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US FAA certifies China’s Y-12F regional liner
Beijing, Feb 27: Chinese aircraft the Y-12F has received certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The Y-12F, a new regional turboprop aircraft, is the third in the Y-12 series, manufactured by the Aviation…
12 killed in Mogadishu blasts, Al-Shabaab claims responsibility
Mogadishu, Feb 27: At least 12 people were killed and 16 others injured in Mogadishu blasts that targetted a popular park and a hotel near the Somali presidential palace, police said. According to police officer Said Muse, the first blast…
UN chief Ban Ki-moon to visit Europe, Africa
United Nations, Feb 27: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel next week to Geneva and Madrid and then to Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Algeria, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said here.
"He will also designate the West-Eastern Divan…
Pakistan hails Russia-US agreement on Syria
Islamabad, Feb 27: Pakistan welcomed the agreement reached between Russia and the United States for cessation of hostilities in Syria. The implementation of the agreement will commence on Saturday.
"Pakistan has always maintained a…
Japan’s population shrinks by almost 1 million
Tokyo, Feb 26: A latest census report issued on Friday showed that Japan's population decreased by almost a million over a five-year period. The report issued by the internal affairs ministry said Japan's population was 127.11 million as of…
Deaths in Switzerland highest in nearly 100 years
Geneva, Feb 26: At least 67,300 people passed away in Switzerland last year, up from 63,900 in 2014, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) reported.
Representing the highest number of deaths since 1918 when the Spanish influenza…
Multiple deaths reported in US shooting
Washington, Feb 26: At least three people were killed and over 20 injured when an employee went on a shooting spree in the midwestern US state of Kansas, authorities said.
The shootings took place at about four or five scenes and ended…
Australian girl makes third attempt at Mount Everest
Sydney, Feb 25: A teenager is making her third attempt at scaling the world's tallest mountain peak in an effort to become the youngest Australian to summit Mount Everest.
Queensland teenager Alyssa Azar will depart for Nepal next month…
NASA, South Korea to develop global air quality observing system
New York, Feb 25: In an effort to develop a global air quality observing system, NASA has partnered with South Korea to carry out a field study in order to monitor air pollution accurately from space, a NASA statement said on Thursday.…
Australian widow of MH370 victim sue Malaysia Airlines
Melbourne, Feb 25: The widow of a Melbourne-based Chinese businessman who was a passenger on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has sued the company, claiming the crew may have orchestrated its mysterious disappearance.
Jennifer…